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F. E. PERKINS.

SELF DRAINING SOAP CONTAINER.

APPLICATION man nEc.14. I917.

1,3 1 1,66. Patented July 29, 1919.

INVENTOR 4 flferiaz'na BY I ATTORNEY FRANK E. PERKINS, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

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Specification of Letters Patent. P t t July 29, 1915;

Application filed December is, 1917.. Serial No. 207,038.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. PERKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self-Draining. Soap-Containers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains-to make and use the same.

'My present invention relates to an improved, simple containerfor soap or other articles adapted to be self-draining when placed in an inclined position. In its preferred form, my device comprises a container proper combined with catching basin adapted both to support the container in the inclined position of normal use and to serve as a cover and seal. In this form,

therefore, the combinationprovides an im-- proved travelers soap container having the advantages of providing efiicient drainage of the soap or' the like while preventing any leakage of undrained moisture into the contents of the valise or trunk in which it may be packed.

My invention maybe embodied in a. cat variety of forms and the form and po s1tion of the draining aperture may be varied indefinitely without departing from the scope of my invention. Certain preferred forms in which the inventionmay be embodied are illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure .1 is a perspective view of the preferred container in normal position for use, the /draining aperture being shown through a part broken away; Fig- 2 is an end elevation of the same when closed for transportation, the draining aperture being shown in .the same manner; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal median section of the same, provided, however,

"with a modification at oneend which is here-' inafter fully described; and 4 is a longitudinal section of a modification, with the cover-basin shown in dotted lines in position for use in receiving drainage moisture.

The container proper is shown at10,.and may be made of metal, celluloid, or other appropriate material. While it may have a variety of hapes without departing from my inventiomli prefer to make the bottom slightly rounded, as shown with sides ris: ing straight upward therefrom. The substantially rectangular form shown is appropriate to the usual standard form of a cake of soap.

Substantially at the level Where the bottom of .the container 10 meets one of the walls, preferably at one end, I provide an opening 11, which may be'c'alled the drain-' lng aperture. This line of meeting of bottom and wall I term the bottom edge of the container.

shown in Fig. 1, any moisture which falls from the wet cake of soap within the container, will run out of the aperture 11.

The preferred embodimentof my in-ven-' ,tion comprises means for supporting the container in an Inclined pos1t1on'and catching the water which is drained therefrom.

This means takes the form of a catching I In orderto drain the moisture completely from within this form of container, it isdesirable that the interior surface of its bottom should be led directly to the bottom of It will, be seen that when the container is placed in an inclined position, as

"ill? the aperture-11. At the same time, it is also desirable; that this aperture should not.

extend to the extreme bottom line ofthe exterior surface of the wall of the container, as in such case the closure efiected bythe cover wall 13 is not certain and secure.

These two desirable conditions may be reconciled in a variety of ways, as by a thickenin of the bottom toward the aperture, for instance, (see Fig. 3) but I prefer for this purpose to use an extension below the aperture, as also shown in Fig. 3.

Here it will be seen that a lip 14 is provided which forms an extension of the outer face of the wall in which the aperture 11 is found, this extension being below the aperture. The lipor'extension ma" extend only a shortidistance along the ower edge of the containerfimmediately under the aperture 11 or it may be as long as the container is wide. In either case its outer face should form a Straight continuation of the surface of the wall above it, so that the' cover wall 13 may be allowed to fit against the lip and efi'ectually seal the aperture.

When not in use the cake of soap or other article will lie within the-container 10, being protected from dust, etc., by the cover 12. Wheri it is desired to make the device available as a soap dish, for instance, in

' the ordinary way, the cover is removed and placed in the position shown in Fig. 1, the container proper being set into it in an in clined position, as illustrated, with the draining aperture at the lowest point. Any moisture falling from the wet cake of soap 7 after its use at once finds its way to the aperture 11 and runs out into the catching basin formed by the inverted cover; thus keeping the soap or the like dry and preventing the wetting and soiling of surrounding objects.

In Fig. 4 is shown a modification wherein the opening 11 is located in the bottom of the container. A bead 15 is preferably provided against which the cover-basin 12 may abut, either when used as a cover, as shown in full lines or when used as a draining basin, as shown in dotted lines. In the latter position, the form and proportions of the cover and container are such that a receiving the moisture of drainage.

Various changes may be made in my improved device without departing from the scope of my invention, and I do not limit myself to the details herein shown and described.

What I claim is l. A. container for soap 'or the like having a bottom and walls risingstraight upward therefrom, one of said walls having a draining aperture substantially at one lower edge, in combination withacover-basin adapted either to cover said container and aperture, or, when inverted, to support the container securely in an inclined draining position- 2. A container for soap or the like of the character set forth in claim 1 hereof Wherein the wall having the aperture is extended below said aperture to form an outer surface adapted to lit snugly against one' wall of said cover-basin.

In testimony whereof I aflix my slgnature.

FRANK EIPERKINS. 

